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FL O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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An act relating to traveling across county lines to 2
commit a burglary; amending s. 843.22, F.S.; deleting 3
a requirement that travel across county lines be for a 4
specified purpose in order to reclassify a burglary 5
offense; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 843.22, Florida 10
Statutes, is amended to read: 11
843.22 Traveling across county lines with intent to commit 12
a burglary.— 13
(2) If a person who commits a burglary travels any 14
distance with the intent to commit the burglary in a county in 15
this state other than the person's county of residence, the 16
degree of the burglar y shall be reclassified to the next higher 17
degree if the purpose of the person's travel is to thwart law 18
enforcement attempts to track the items stolen in the burglary . 19
For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining 20
incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, a burglary 21
that is reclassified under this section is ranked one level 22
above the ranking specified in s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 for 23
the burglary committed. 24
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 25